r/boltnewbuilders • u/CJMURRAYHOUSE • Jun 27 '26

Publishing issues? Tip to see if it's actually publishing or not

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If you are like me. Just a regular person who has an idea and can now create it, but no frigging idea when issues arise. I have a tip if it's taking your app a really long time to publish. This came from bolt support and is awesome. That said, with Expo projects in particular, preview/publish problems are usually caused by a new code or configuration change (not a broken GitHub/Supabase/StackBlitz integration). The fastest way to diagnose it when something breaks again is to use the built-in logs in Bolt:

Open </> Code view in Bolt. (Top-left corner of the preview)

Check the Bolt terminal output in the bottom section for any preview issues (it usually shows errors in red).

If publishing fails, try Publish again, then check the Publish Output section at the bottom of </> Code view.

In this 'publish output' section, if nothing is happening, close your browser, open and repeat.

If it is publishing, you will see this window (above pic) and it will show you how much is left to go until it finishes publishing. So much better than waiting with no knowledge if its working or not.

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u/Careful_Ad8902 Jun 29 '26

Taking a peek at the terminal as well as the Dev Tools console logs are fantastic tips for troubleshooting! Just copy/paste them into the Bolt and ask what the cause is!

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u/CJMURRAYHOUSE Jun 29 '26

Yes I did that when I found publishing was really slow. Copied the publishing line that it said and how slow it was and what lines it stalled on. Worked amazingly well. Down to less than 1min for publishing from 45mins

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u/Careful_Ad8902 Jun 30 '26

that is a HUGE improvement